Semester 2010A Time Distribution

Gemini North: Time Availability and Distribution

A minimum of 80% of the time will be
available for science use on Gemini North in 2010A. This amounts to 145 nights
and includes 1.5 nights for a delayed Compensatory Time program.
The remaining time will be used for observatory maintenance tasks, and the planned
commissioning of
GNIRS and the new CCDs for
GMOS-N; any unused
engineering time will be returned to science. Note that historically around 5% of each
semester's science time is used to complete highly ranked programs from the previous two
semesters to which the ITAC granted rollover status.
The number of hours allocated to each partner in 2010A is given in the following table.

Partner

Estimated Hours Available

US

543

UK

312

Canada

169

Australia

55

Argentina

35

Brazil

25

Univ. of Hawaii (host)

176

Gemini Staff

117

Total

1432 (=143n)

Gemini South: Time Availability and Distribution

A minimum of 80% of the time will be
available for science use on Gemini South in 2010A. This amounts to 145 nights,
and includes 18 nights of NICI
campaign science, and 8 nights for
Flamingos-2 Science Verification (SV).
The Flamingos-2 SV is contingent on the progress of the instrument commissioning.
The remaining time will be used for observatory maintenance tasks, and
Flamingos-2 and MCAO commissioning activities.
Any unused engineering or SV time will be returned to science.
Note that historically around 5% of each
semester's science time is used to complete highly ranked programs from the previous two
semesters to which the ITAC granted rollover status.
The number of hours allocated to each partner in 2010A is given in the following table.

Partner

Estimated Hours Available

US

449

UK

265

Canada

140

Australia

43

Argentina

34

Brazil

24

Chile
(host)

133

Gemini
Staff

98

Total

1186
(=119n)

Time Adjustments

To
maintain overall balance amongst the partnership, the values shown
above for both Gemini North and South have been
adjusted from the nominal partner shares as a result of actual time
charged through 2009A. The time allocations shown here were recommended
by the Operations Working Group in July 2009.
The number of nights is approximated by int(hours/10).